newsreel

37 movies and shows

The Battle of France

Wed, 03 Jun 1964

A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.

Rokas and Inga, a couple of young Lithuanians, volunteer to drive a cargo van of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. They cross the vast snowy lands of the Donbass region, drifting into the lives of those affected by the war.

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Wed, 31 Dec 1947

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary is stolen.

Royal Visit of the Cardiff Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition

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Newsreel coverage of the Prince and Princess of Wales' visit of the 1896 Cardiff Exhibition. Now a lost film, it's considered the first time the British Royal Family was filmed.

Ladies Crave Excitement

Fri, 21 Jun 1935

Bored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.

Barcelona

Tue, 01 Jan 1929

A walk through the landscapes of the province of Barcelona, Spain, as well as a testimony of the daily life and customs of its inhabitants.

Kino-Pravda No. 21: Lenin Kino-Pravda. A Film Poem About Lenin

Wed, 21 Jan 1925

Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel made to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Vladimir Ilich Lenin (21st January 1924 - 1925) drawn from 'The Final Journey', a Pravda feuilleton written on the occasion of Lenin's funeral by the man who had introduced Vertov to cinema, Mikhail Koltsov. Contains: First anniversary of Lenin's death: 1. Assassination attempt on Lenin and Soviet Russia's progress under his leadership / 2. Lenin's illness, death and funeral / 3. The year after Lenin's death

The Ship That Wouldn't Die!

Sun, 01 Apr 1945

This short film focuses on the USS Franklin, an aircraft carrier that in March 1945 suffered heavy bombing damages and a massive toll on servicemen before returning to the U.S.

Советский Таджикистан: Братья Кадыровы

Wed, 01 May 1985

The First World War

Thu, 08 Nov 1934

Produced by the Fox Movietone News arm of Fox Film Corporation and based on the book by Lawrence Stallings, this expanded newsreel, using stock-and-archive footage, tells the story of World War I from inception to conclusion. Alternating with scenes of trench warfare and intimate glimpses of European royalty at home, and scenes of conflict at sea combined with sequences of films from the secret archives of many of the involved nations.

Sharpshooters

Fri, 18 Nov 1938

Ace newsreel cameraman is working in a mythical European country when the king is assassinated. He gets his negatives out of the country and finds the young crown prince who is also in danger.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Sun, 28 Aug 1966

A Trip Down Memory Lane is a 1965 experimental collage film by Arthur Lipsett, created by editing together images and sound clips from over fifty years of newsreel footage. The film combines footage from a beauty contest, religious procession, failed airflight, automotive and science experiments, animal experimentation, skyscraper construction, military paraphernalia, John D. Rockefeller and scenes of leisure, Richard Nixon and scenes of war, blimps and hot air balloons, and a sword swallower. Lipsett envisioned his film as a kind of cinematic time capsule for future generations.

Listen To Some Words of Wisdom

Sat, 26 Apr 1930

Short newsreel on why personal thrift feeds the Depression.

Redskins Pay Tribute to Big Chief Harding

Sat, 01 Jan 1921

President Harding and his wife paying tribute to a group of Indians (Fragment of a longer piece)

Salamanca

Tue, 01 Jan 1929

A walk through the landscapes of the province of Salamanca, Spain, as well as a testimony of the daily life and customs of its inhabitants.

Newsreel 62 - Family and Worker

Thu, 01 Jan 2015

Newsreel 62 reflects on the participation of two Syrian artists in a 1966 Yugoslavian art show celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, showcasing the relative ease with which objects (as opposed to people) can pass across borders.

The March of Time: G-Men at War

Tue, 01 Sep 1942

The centrepiece of this March of Time film is the dramatised sequence showing the FBI infiltration of a group of American Nazis, whose espionage and sabotage operations are run from the backroom of a local restaurant. The film’s message - that the FBI is more than a match for German spies - is reinforced by the focus on new techniques such as covert filming and forensic evidence analysis, helped by an army of administrative staff working alongside the Bureau’s 4,500 special agents.